In 2010, the must-read tech/business blog bostinnovation.com became our go-to link for keeping up with Boston's Interweb, e-commerce, social-media, and start-up players in 2010. We asked the minds behind Streetwise Media — home to both BostInnovation and the Pinyadda news platform — to look into their crystal ball and tell us who they'll be keeping an eye on in the coming year.

It's been a big year for start-ups in Boston. Marked by a resurgence of youthful enthusiasm and dotted with a few big exits for companies started in the city, 2010 has laid the groundwork for what should be an even more successful year for local ventures. With multiple new co-working spaces hitting their stride, the opening of several new seed-stage funding groups, and initiatives like MassChallenge fueling a new generation of young entrepreneurs, Boston is poised to have a breakout year in 2011.

Review: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits When evaluating a new Guitar Hero — or any music-related game — it helps to picture a Venh Diagram consisting of three circles: "Good Songs," "Challenging Songs," and "Songs that are fun to play on plastic instruments."

Higher education: How to do drugs in Boston The leaves are changing color, and it's not because you ate a special mushroom pizza. The air is crisp, the nights are getting longer, and you're drinking coffee at 4 am. It's fall, and time to go back to school.

Bang Camaro fight the business of rock It was January 6, 2009, on the set of The Late Show down in New York City, and Conan O'Brien just couldn't shut up about Bang Camaro. Even the normally stoic Max Weinberg admitted to being a fan.